Ned Price

Edward "Ned" Price[2] (born 1982) is the spokesman for the United States Department of State. He has served as a political advisor and is a former intelligence officer who worked at the United States Central Intelligence Agency from 2006 until February 2017. On February 20, 2017, Price published an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, outlining his decision to retire from the CIA rather than work in a Donald Trump administration. This piece stirred widespread controversy.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

For other uses, see Edward Price.
Ned Price
Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
Assumed office
January 20, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
LeaderAntony Blinken
Preceded byMorgan Ortagus
Personal details
Born
Edward Chase Price

(1982-11-22) November 22, 1982[1]
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
Harvard University (MPA)

Early life and education

Price grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas.[9] He then graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University, where he studied international relations at the School of Foreign Service.[10] He reportedly chose this field of study in anticipation of joining the CIA after graduation.[11] He later earned master's degree from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, where he was awarded a Public Service Fellowship and a prize for a superior thesis.[12]

Career
Price live blogging at the White House (2014)

Early in his career, Price worked as an intelligence analyst. His focus was on the detection and disruption of possible terrorist attacks against the United States and its interests. In 2013, Mother Jones quoted Price defending the CIA financing research on global warming, in the face of criticism from powerful Republican climate change deniers in Congress.[13] Later in his CIA career, he was loaned to the National Security Council, serving as its spokesperson and as a Special Assistant to President Barack Obama.[14] Price discusses his experiences working under President Obama in the 2018 book, West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House.[15]

Op-ed piece

In a February 2017 Washington Post op-ed piece, Price described mounting concerns over Donald Trump, first when he was candidate, then prior to inauguration, and then as the sitting president. For example, Price described his initial concern when, during a debate with rival candidate Hillary Clinton, Trump blithely dismissed the opinions of senior Intelligence officials. Price then described how demoralized he and fellow CIA officials felt when newly inaugurated President Trump used a visit to CIA headquarters for campaign-style self-promotion.[16] Finally, Price reflected on how Trump removed senior intelligence officials from the "principal's committee", and expressed concern that by ignoring their advice he was putting public safety at risk.[17]

In his op-ed, Price had pointed out that he had loyally served in both Republican and Democratic administrations. He was also transparent about his own political convictions in the op-ed piece, describing himself as "progressive."[18]

In an article published in Politico on July 14, 2017, Price expressed concerns related to the appointment and continued hold of a security clearance of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. In the article Price reviewed the extensive vetting that he had experienced to gain a security clearance, which lasted approximately a year, and compared that to the security clearance granted to Kushner. Discussing the recent disclosures of the developing information related to Kushner's apparent involvement in a Russian attempt to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, Price said, "I am confident in saying that my clearance would have been immediately revoked had I, as a career CIA officer, been accused of a fraction of these activities."[19]

Biden administration

On January 20, 2021, He assumed office as the Spokesperson for the United States Department of State in the Biden administration.[20] His appointment as the first openly gay person in this the post, may serve as an important signal of support to LGBTQ+ rights advocates in the 70 countries where homosexuality is criminalized including 11 that have the death penalty for private sexual activity.[21]

Personal

Price is the son of Martin Lewis Price and Elizabeth Sarah Reger.[1] He is openly gay.[22]

References
  1. "1982 Births". Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas Department of State Health Services.
  2. "Career CIA Analyst Ned Price Quits Rather Than Serve Trump Administration". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  3. Edward Rosva (2017-02-21). "National Security Council spokesman quits CIA, writes scathing editorial in Washington Post". Salon magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  4. "CIA analyst quits after 11 years because of Donald Trump's 'disturbing' behaviour | The Independent". 2017-02-23. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  5. "Trump effect: CIA 'terrorist hunters' to quit in opposition to president | Middle East Eye". 2017-02-23. Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  6. "Departing CIA official blasts Trump in Washington Post op-ed - The Boston Globe". 2017-02-24. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  7. "A CIA analyst just very publicly resigned because of Trump". The Daily Dot. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  8. Logan, Bryan. "CIA analyst resigns, calls Trump's actions in office 'disturbing'". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  9. Price, Edward (February 21, 2017). "I quit my CIA career because of Trump". Dallas News.
  10. "WAC - Beta - Secondary Page - World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth". www.dfwworld.org. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  11. "Disgusted By Trump, A CIA Officer Quits. How Many More Could Follow?". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  12. "Ned Price". trumanproject.org. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  13. Mooney, Chris; Liebelson, Dana. "CIA Backs $630,000 Scientific Study on Controlling Global Climate". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  14. "BREAKING: CIA Analyst Resigns Over Trump's 'Disturbing' Actions, But There's A MAJOR Problem". The Political Cult. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  15. "West Wingers: 9780143133292 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  16. "I didn't think I'd ever leave the CIA. But because of Trump, I quit. - The Washington Post". 2017-02-20. Archived from the original on 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  17. "A CIA analyst just very publicly resigned because of Trump". The Daily Dot. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  18. Rozsa, Matthew. "National Security Council spokesman quits CIA, writes scathing editorial in Washington Post". Salon. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  19. Price, Ned (July 14, 2017). "Why Does Jared Kushner Still Have a Security Clearance?". Politico Magazine. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  20. "Ned Price tapped by Biden team as first-ever out gay State Dept. spokesperson". Washington Blade: Gay News, Politics, LGBT Rights. 2021-01-16. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  21. Finnegan, Connor (2/2/2021). "State Department's 1st openly gay spokesperson sends signal to the world, advocates say". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-02-03. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. News, A. B. C. "State Department's 1st openly gay spokesperson sends signal to the world, advocates say". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
Political offices
Preceded by
Morgan Ortagus		 Spokesperson for the United States Department of State
2021–present		 Incumbent

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